The animated MV for “Strong Wind Day” (Strong Wind Day) produced by VOCALOID musician Yukopi (ゆこぴ) exceeded 100 million views on YouTube on November 2, and has been uploaded to YouTube and Niconico since March 15, 2023, which lasted for 1 year It took more than 7 months to reach this milestone.
“Strong Wind Big Back Head” is sung by VOCALOID singer Uta Aiyuki (Uta Ai Yuキ), composed, arranged and written by Yukopi. The lyrics are described in the first person of Ue Aiyu. She went out and encountered a strong wind, and her hair was still messed up. To keep going, the interludes with elementary school instruments such as castanets, recorders, and triangles became popular in the community.
The animation part of the MV was drawn by illustrator Ozu (@Oz_yarimasu). The character of Uta Aiyue is a 9-year-old primary school student. She is walking in the strong wind with a red schoolbag on her back. She is also accompanied by cute animals such as pigeons and rabbits, which adds to the warmth. The childlike atmosphere has attracted many VTubers to perform cover MVs and re-creations, and even cosplayers performed live performances to pay tribute.
“Strong Wind, Big Back Head” has accumulated tens of millions of views on YouTube and millions of views on Niconico within one month of its release. The scene of Arche chopping cabbage with a kitchen knife in the interlude was independently developed into a Unity game. Nissin Foods even cooperated with Yukopi. Adapted “Strong Wind Big Back Head” into an advertisement for new flavor instant noodles.
Thank you for 100 million views of “Strong Wind All Back”! https://t.co/8EzfzIVUtj
— Yukopi (@yukopipikku) November 2, 2024
The smash hit “Strong Wind Big Back Head” was ranked first in Billboard JAPAN’s 2023 “niconico VOCALOID SONGS TOP20” and ranked second only to YOASOBI “Idol” (アイドル) in YouTube’s 2023 “Hot Music Videos” video ranking.
To this day, every time there is a strong windy day, “Strong Wind and Big Back Head” will be on the hot keywords in the Japanese community. The cute melody, slang-free lyrics and the image of singing in the snow make this song an indispensable classic. missing element.
Yukopi, who made a successful debut with “Strong Wind Full Back Head”, released his first original album “Album No. 1” (アルバム No. 1) in November 2023, which includes daily scenes such as “Getting up in the Coconut Tree” and “Piggy Lightning Strike”. The follow-up also She has been releasing new songs through her songs, including “Stay Awake” (おきてる大作戦), a collaboration with P Maruyan.
On October 26, Yukopi released the latest single “En Side” (えんがわ). She changed the commonly used Xiaoxue in the past and switched to the VOCALOID female singer flower created by Gynoid to sing. The style of music is also different from the past leisurely brainwashing tunes to Japanese rock. The lyrics Still staying true to the real life situation, he enthusiastically shouted out OS that he wanted to eat sushi, and the contrast made fans smile.